OPINION/EDITORIAL

Ghana April 2021 CPI: Inflationary Pressures to Decelerate on Stable Utility Prices amidst Favourable Base Effect

May 14, 2021/Cordros Report In our March 2021 Ghana inflation report: Base Effects to Taper Inflationary Pressures, we stated that there would be moderation in the April 2021 headline inflation largely driven by the favourable base effect from the prior year. True to our prognosis, Ghana’s headline inflation moderated by […]

How Strengthening Standards for Data and Disclosure Can Make for a Greener Future

May 13, 2021/IMFBlog By Caio Ferreira, Fabio Natalucci, Ranjit Singh, and Felix Suntheim Imagine you plan to invest your savings and are looking for a firm or sector with a sustainable business model or a project that can make a real difference in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Where […]

Sustaining Economic Empowerment Through Financial Inclusion and Energy Access

May 13, 2021 By Adeboal Sanni Financial inclusion and provision of sustainable energy is at a turning point in Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria. With a population of over 200  million, about 50 per cent of the total population live in rural areas, and only 39 per cent of those living […]